Before you read this blog know that I am NOT a political commentator nor am I a political person. I am objective and just report only what I see from my viewpoint and expertise as a behavioral analyst and body language and communication expert.

So before you spew out your political views and make personal attacks towards me know that I am ONLY reporting this from a BODY LANGUAGE point of view and that I have NO political agenda.

THE GREETING

It was very interesting to watch both candidates greet one another as they both used the power gesture which let the other one know that they were the one in control. As they shook hands they mutually grabbed one another’s forearms as they both smiled and looked directly into one another’s eyes. They obviously let the other know that they were equally powerful and self confident as you can see int he photo above.

When both candidates made there final statements Obama only looked directly into the camera for a few seconds while Romney looked directly into the camera on a continuous basis and spoke directly to his audience.

Obama displayed signals of anxiety as he spoke as he pursed his lips and licked his lips which may have indicated he had a bit of dry mouth during the debate. When he spoke for the second time during the first section of the debate he said “uh” or “eh” a total of 15 times which distracted from his fluency in delivering his message. This may also have been a reflection of his anxiety at the beginning of the debate.

Over all throughout the debate Romneny used wider, broader gestures that were more away from the body which reflected more of an openness

while Obama used more closed gestures closer to his body which reflected that he was more self contained in what he was saying.

Whenever Obama spoke on behalf of Romney and laid out Romney’s views, he was slammed by Romney, who vigorously defended himself. This was not a very wise plan on Obama’s part. Each time he was slammed by Romney, Obama looked down and had a sheepish expression on his face complete with tight lips which were pursed and a non genuine smile of what appeared to be a “smile of embarrassment”.

Most of he time when Romney spoke, Obama did not look at him. Instead he looked down and pursed his lips which indicated tension. Even though his lips were positioned into a smile, it was not a genuine smile but rather a smirk as his lips often swung to the side.

On the other hand, whenever Obama spoke, Romney calmly looked directly at him and did not make any extraneous negative facial movements.

Romeny had a lot of passion in his voice and a lot of emotion as he spoke. He used a lot of varied inflection to express his points, whereas Obama did not do so.

When confronted by Romney you can see Obama look down and there is muscle tension at the side of his jaw which on several occasions was seen pulsating. This indicated suppressed anger on Obama’s part. You can see this lower jaw tension in the photo above.

As Romney spoke, Obama not only did not look at him, he leaked out signals of anger as seen above as he pursed his lips several times , where there is considerable muscle tension around his obicularis oris muscles around his lips.

While Romney didn’t follow the rules of the debate and overpowered the moderator by insisting he define and defend his position when he believed he was allegedly misquoted by Obama,it did display a quality of leadership, taking charge, and a no nonsense approach. He also consistently enumerated his points as #1, #2, #3, etc. which made it easier for the viewer to follow what he was trying to say.

Obama followed suit but only did this one time in the later part of the debate and only enumerated on a point 1 and point 2.

Feet can tell you a great deal about a person’s state of mind. When we look at Obamas’ feet at the podium we see that his toe is on the ground while his heel is off the ground. When a person does this it usually means that the person wants to get out of there and they don’t want to stay. Obama was most likely subconsciously saying “Let me out of here. ” “I can’t wait until this debate is over. “

When Romney told Obama that he picks the losers in relation to various companies he mentioned, Obama looks down in embarrassment, yet smiles a genuine smile as the apples of his cheeks are raised, his teeth are showing and his eyes are squinted as you can see above. This is a smile of truth, indicating that he acknowledges that he did indeed pick some losers.

But then his expression morphs into one of embarrassment as he realizes that he is not happy about this point which was brought out during this debate.

Then his expression quickly morphs into anger as he cocks his head and jut his lower jaw and lip foreword.

When Romney confronts Obama and says that he has been in business for 25 years and doesn’t know what Obama is talking about, we see Obama raise his eyebrows as indicated by the crinkling of his forehead in an expression of surprise that Romney could actually say this to him. The lip pursing indicates anger at what Romeny has said.

During the last part of the debate a Romeny sets Obama straight with the fact of what he plans to do ,Obama’s facial expression indicates that the is holding back his anger as you can see by his severely pursing his lips and the narrowing of his eyes and the lowering of his eyebrows . He is also seen swallowing hard.

Obama gains control by taking in a visibly large breath of air and abruptly exhaling to immediately release his anger and his tension.

But then when Romney shared how many of those green companies supported Obama in his campaign, once again we see the “smile of embarrassment ” as Obama pulls aways from Romney’s verbal punch by cocking his head to the side as he leaks out a sheepish expression.

Overall, Romeny is much more fluent , fluid, inflected and animated in his speech than Obama which makes him more appealing as a communicator in this debate as opposed to Obama who is more hesitant and staccato and exhibits more pause time in his speaking pattern and often repeats words and interjects multiple “uhs” which breaks the flow of his communication.

In making his final statements Obama does not take advantage of speaking directly to his 40 million viewers around the world by looking directly into the camera. He looks down and to the side.

Romney on the other hand made his final appeal to the public by looking right at them through the lens of the camera. He took full advantage of that opportunity. While Romney appeared to be more relaxed and in control throughout the debate, while making his final statements he did blink excessively at times. While eye blinking is often known as a signal of deception, it can also be a signal of anxiety as well as he made his final points directly to the eye of the camera.He was passionate and dynamic in his delivery. There is also a breathy quality to his vocal pattern which is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan as he expresses key points.

As far as body language, facial expression,voice quality, and speech pattern are concerned, Romney clearly won this debate

So is this guy just not going to address Romney's excessive blinking, aggressive posture and voice, and the fact that when either candidate was looking down they were likely taking notes? Because frankly, they both failed on body language, and they both failed on facts.

That's a great point. I didn't watch much of the debate - just clips - Romney seemed very autocratic and entitled to be the center of attention.

Quoting slashteddy:

So is this guy just not going to address Romney's excessive blinking, aggressive posture and voice, and the fact that when either candidate was looking down they were likely taking notes? Because frankly, they both failed on body language, and they both failed on facts.

It's just too funny that the obama supporters just refuse to admit that when looking down most of the time, obama was NOT taking notes.. He was trying to hide his anger at being caught in his failures.

obama believes he is too good to even have to debate any one. He has better things to do like The View, Letterman, etc.

Romney, on the other hand, was confident and very prepared. Romney knew what he was talking about and what his plans are to dig this country out of the hole obama got it into.

So is this guy just not going to address Romney's excessive blinking, aggressive posture and voice, and the fact that when either candidate was looking down they were likely taking notes? Because frankly, they both failed on body language, and they both failed on facts.

I support Obama, and I posted this piece. I do see how pissed he looked. I posted a piece declaring Romney the winner.

As for the Letterman comment, that just made me laugh. Obama is not the one with a superiority complex.

Quoting gsprofval:

It's just too funny that the obama supporters just refuse to admit that when looking down most of the time, obama was NOT taking notes.. He was trying to hide his anger at being caught in his failures.

obama believes he is too good to even have to debate any one. He has better things to do like The View, Letterman, etc.

Romney, on the other hand, was confident and very prepared. Romney knew what he was talking about and what his plans are to dig this country out of the hole obama got it into.

Before you read this blog know that I am NOT a political commentator nor am I a political person. I am objective and just report only what I see from my viewpoint and expertise as a behavioral analyst and body language and communication expert.

So before you spew out your political views and make personal attacks towards me know that I am ONLY reporting this from a BODY LANGUAGE point of view and that I have NO political agenda.

THE GREETING

It was very interesting to watch both candidates greet one another as they both used the power gesture which let the other one know that they were the one in control. As they shook hands they mutually grabbed one another’s forearms as they both smiled and looked directly into one another’s eyes. They obviously let the other know that they were equally powerful and self confident as you can see int he photo above.

What does this expression mean, notice Romney's moth is half closed and half showing teeth? with eyebrows raised? and chin tilted toward his left shoulder?

When both candidates made there final statements Obama only looked directly into the camera for a few seconds while Romney looked directly into the camera on a continuous basis and spoke directly to his audience.

Obama displayed signals of anxiety as he spoke as he pursed his lips and licked his lips which may have indicated he had a bit of dry mouth during the debate. When he spoke for the second time during the first section of the debate he said “uh” or “eh” a total of 15 times which distracted from his fluency in delivering his message. This may also have been a reflection of his anxiety at the beginning of the debate.

Romney's eyes are large and eyebrows present as low. What does that mean? Again, his chin is turned towrd his left shoulder with that half closded mouth and half teeth.

Over all throughout the debate Romneny used wider, broader gestures that were more away from the body which reflected more of an openness

while Obama used more closed gestures closer to his body which reflected that he was more self contained in what he was saying.

Whenever Obama spoke on behalf of Romney and laid out Romney’s views, he was slammed by Romney, who vigorously defended himself. This was not a very wise plan on Obama’s part. Each time he was slammed by Romney, Obama looked down and had a sheepish expression on his face complete with tight lips which were pursed and a non genuine smile of what appeared to be a “smile of embarrassment”.

Notice Romney's forehead is rinkled yet his brows are not raised. And he is presenting his teeth w/o a smile. How would you interpret that?

Most of he time when Romney spoke, Obama did not look at him. Instead he looked down and pursed his lips which indicated tension. Even though his lips were positioned into a smile, it was not a genuine smile but rather a smirk as his lips often swung to the side.

Romney again with a wrikled forehead w/o raising his brows.In fact, the brows are quite low, close to his eyes. And his lips are closed yet with upturned lips at the corners. Not a smile. So , what is that?

On the other hand, whenever Obama spoke, Romney calmly looked directly at him and did not make any extraneous negative facial movements.

Romeny had a lot of passion in his voice and a lot of emotion as he spoke. He used a lot of varied inflection to express his points, whereas Obama did not do so.

When confronted by Romney you can see Obama look down and there is muscle tension at the side of his jaw which on several occasions was seen pulsating. This indicated suppressed anger on Obama’s part. You can see this lower jaw tension in the photo above.

Romney's eyes are closed when addressing Obama. And his lips are straiht yet slightly open. Seemingly a very flat affect. What is your interpratation?

As Romney spoke, Obama not only did not look at him, he leaked out signals of anger as seen above as he pursed his lips several times , where there is considerable muscle tension around his obicularis oris muscles around his lips.

While Romney didn’t follow the rules of the debate and overpowered the moderator by insisting he define and defend his position when he believed he was allegedly misquoted by Obama,it did display a quality of leadership, taking charge, and a no nonsense approach. He also consistently enumerated his points as #1, #2, #3, etc. which made it easier for the viewer to follow what he was trying to say.

Obama followed suit but only did this one time in the later part of the debate and only enumerated on a point 1 and point 2.

Romney's hands are in front of him, clasped together. What does this mean?

Feet can tell you a great deal about a person’s state of mind. When we look at Obamas’ feet at the podium we see that his toe is on the ground while his heel is off the ground. When a person does this it usually means that the person wants to get out of there and they don’t want to stay. Obama was most likely subconsciously saying “Let me out of here. ” “I can’t wait until this debate is over. “

Here Romney's forehead is wrinkled and his brows are raised. An equal/balanced motion. His eyes are also fuly open. His mouth is in the shape of a smile but more tight with an opening. What does this mean?

When Romney told Obama that he picks the losers in relation to various companies he mentioned, Obama looks down in embarrassment, yet smiles a genuine smile as the apples of his cheeks are raised, his teeth are showing and his eyes are squinted as you can see above. This is a smile of truth, indicating that he acknowledges that he did indeed pick some losers.

Again, Romney's eyes are closed when addressing Obama. His chin slightly raised. His lips again are closed on 1 side and open on the other. His teeth are showing and they are teeth on teeth, not the natural postion of top over bottom.

But then his expression morphs into one of embarrassment as he realizes that he is not happy about this point which was brought out during this debate.

Romney's brows are low over, over his eyes, notice the mouth muscle (Lauugh line) above the open side of his mouth. Mouth is open and teeth appear to be barred. Slight turn up of the chin. And notice the pulling of the muscle in Romney's neck. What does that mean?

Then his expression quickly morphs into anger as he cocks his head and jut his lower jaw and lip foreword.

Notice again the wrinkled forehead and brows slightly raised. There is apparet tension in the mucsle surrounding the mouth on both sides. Romney's lips are closed and pursed. Eyes are wide.

When Romney confronts Obama and says that he has been in business for 25 years and doesn’t know what Obama is talking about, we see Obama raise his eyebrows as indicated by the crinkling of his forehead in an expression of surprise that Romney could actually say this to him. The lip pursing indicates anger at what Romeny has said.

Ok- I'm getting tired of this: more barred teeth. But in this one, Romney's chin (lower jaw) is thrust forward . And brows are low over his eyes once again. Notice the neck muscles are tense as well as tension in the jaw line.

During the last part of the debate a Romeny sets Obama straight with the fact of what he plans to do ,Obama’s facial expression indicates that the is holding back his anger as you can see by his severely pursing his lips and the narrowing of his eyes and the lowering of his eyebrows . He is also seen swallowing hard.

Romney's brows are raised which match his forehead tension. Mouth is closed with opening only in the center of the lips. Slight muscle tension on the right side of his face. Jaw /chin is tilyted towrd his right shoulder.

Obama gains control by taking in a visibly large breath of air and abruptly exhaling to immediately release his anger and his tension.

Right head tilt for Romney here. Lips parted. Tensuion in the forehead; tension in jaw line, most prominent on the right side than the left.

But then when Romney shared how many of those green companies supported Obama in his campaign, once again we see the “smile of embarrassment ” as Obama pulls aways from Romney’s verbal punch by cocking his head to the side as he leaks out a sheepish expression.

Overall, Romeny is much more fluent , fluid, inflected and animated in his speech than Obama which makes him more appealing as a communicator in this debate as opposed to Obama who is more hesitant and staccato and exhibits more pause time in his speaking pattern and often repeats words and interjects multiple “uhs” which breaks the flow of his communication.

In making his final statements Obama does not take advantage of speaking directly to his 40 million viewers around the world by looking directly into the camera. He looks down and to the side.

Forehead raised and eye brows raised. Reminds me of a deer in the headlights look but you, OP are the expert. Again, teeth are visble through slightlyparted lips.

Romney on the other hand made his final appeal to the public by looking right at them through the lens of the camera. He took full advantage of that opportunity. While Romney appeared to be more relaxed and in control throughout the debate, while making his final statements he did blink excessively at times. While eye blinking is often known as a signal of deception, it can also be a signal of anxiety as well as he made his final points directly to the eye of the camera.He was passionate and dynamic in his delivery. There is also a breathy quality to his vocal pattern which is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan as he expresses key points.

As far as body language, facial expression,voice quality, and speech pattern are concerned, Romney clearly won this debate